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Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau

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Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau
Kadzimahamedau in 2021
Personal information
Native nameМахамедхабиб Зайнудзинавич Кадзимахамедау
Full nameMahamedkhabib Zaynudzinavich Kadzimahamedau
Nationality Belarus
Born (1994-05-26) May 26, 1994 (age 30)
Khushtada, Tsumadinsky District Dagestan, Russia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
WebsiteOfficial Instagram Profile
Sport
Country Russia
 Belarus (since 2020)
SportWrestling
Weight class74 kg
RankInternational Master of Sports
EventFreestyle
ClubGadzhi Makhachev WC
SCOR-3
Coached byGasan Abdulbasirov, Muslim Amirsalanov
Achievements and titles
Olympic finalsSilver (2020)
World finals7th (2017)
Regional finalsGold (2020)
National finals1st place, gold medalist(s) (2017)
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing Individual Neutral Athletes
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Bucharest 79 kg
Representing  Belarus
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 74 kg
Individual World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Belgrade 79 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Rome 79 kg
Ivan Yarygin Cup
Gold medal – first place 2024 Krasnoyarsk 74 kg
Representing Dagestan Dagestan
Russian National Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Nazran 70 kg
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Krasnoyarsk 70 kg
Representing  Russia
Yasar Dogu Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2017 Istanbul 70 kg
Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Sofia 74 kg

Mahamedkhabib Zaynudzinavich Kadzimahamedau or Magomedkhabib Zainudinovich Kadimagomedov (Belarusian: Магамедхабіб Зайнудзінавіч Кадзімагамедаў; Russian: Магомедхабиб Зайнудинович Кадимагомедов; born 26 May 1994)[1] is a Russian-Belarusian freestyle wrestler and professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division of Bellator MMA. He is the 2020 Summer Olympics silver medallist in men's 74 kg, 2020 European Champion at 79kg and 2017 Russian National Champion at 70kg. He also placed seventh at the World Championships 2017.[2] In 2020, he received citizenship of Belarus.[3]

In 2020, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 79 kg event at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[4][5] In March 2021, he competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6] Though he didn't qualify, he subsequently entered and won at the 2021 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament, qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics. There he defeated four-time NCAA champion American Kyle Dake in the quarterfinals en route to earning a silver medal for Belarus.[7]

He competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan and he earned a quota place for the Individual Neutral Athletes for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[8][9] He competed in the men's freestyle 74 kg event at the Olympics.[10]

Mixed martial arts career

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In October 2022, a report surfaced about a Twitter video in which UFC then will-be Lightweight champion Islam Makhachev beat down Kadzimahamedau in a grapple exchange. Reactions added that Kadzimahamedau expressed, "All this training [was] just to get slept in 3 minutes." Makhachev was temporarily preparing to compete in UFC 280.[11]

Bellator MMA

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On March 1, 2023, it was announced that Kadzimahamedau had signed with Bellator MMA to start his MMA career.[12]

Championships and accomplishments

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References

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  1. ^ "Kadimagomedov biography". iat.uni-leipzig.de. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Kadimagomedov at the World 2017". championat.com. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Kadimagomedov is going to represent Belarus in 2020 European Championships". wrestdag.ru. Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  4. ^ Shefferd, Neil (18 December 2020). "Russia close UWW Individual Championships in style with four more golds on final day". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  5. ^ "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  6. ^ "2021 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Wrestling KADZIMAHAMEDAU Mahamedkhabib - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Archived from the original on 2021-08-06.
  8. ^ Khalatyan, Rafael (8 April 2024). "Azerbaijan secures full freestyle wrestling team for Paris 2024". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  9. ^ "2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  11. ^ Ryan, Joshua (7 October 2022). "Fans react to Islam Makhachev taking down Olympic silver medalist Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau while preparing for UFC 280 - "All this training just to get slept in 3 min"". sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda /MMA.
  12. ^ Martin, Damon (2023-03-23). "Olympic silver medal wrestler Kadi Magomedov signs with Bellator to start MMA career". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g "Kadimagomedov's accomplishments". wrestdag.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
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